Council non-domestic buildings accounted for 42% of our 2022/23 carbon footprint.

Change in assets (speculative)

Potential Measure: Longer term rolling plan to address retained assets and fabric first approach measures to reduce consumption beyond 2025.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: SMB / City Surveyor / Net Zero Lead

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Consider GHG impacts in conjunction with potential development, construction of new facilities, sale of buildings, or change of asset to ensure lifetime emissions are accounted for, such as sale/repurpose of Civic Centre.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -473

Lead: SMB / City Surveyor

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Take GHG emissions into account alongside cost and commercial considerations when making key decisions to renovate and retain exiting sites. Refurbishing existing assets results in lower environmental impact.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: City Surveyor / Net Zero Lead / SMB

Resource required: Yes

 

Efficiency and demand reduction

Potential Measure: Improve space heating, hot water heating systems to decarbonise heat.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -572

Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / Service Leads

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Full energy efficiency and demand reduction investment grade audit at RAMM.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / RAMM Service Lead

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Improvement opportunities at RAMM include sector based changes to temperature and humidity controls of temporary exhibitions, and other permanent galleries to reduce consumption.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Corporate Propert y/ Net Zero Team / RAMM Service Lead

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Replacement of Air Handling Units.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Corporate Property/ Net Zero Team / RAMM Service Lead

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Improvements to Leisure Centres (Riverside ISCA, Exeter Arena) e.g. fabric improvements, ventilation upgrades, lighting replacement, swimming pool efficiency.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Leisure Service Lead / Net Zero Team

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Improvements to Corn Exchange e.g. fabric improvements, ventilation upgrades, lighting replacement.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / Service Lead

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Improvements to all remaining buildings with a 20% energy efficiency improvement by 2030.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Corporate Property/ Net Zero Team / Service Leads

Resource required: Yes

 

Decarbonising heat

Potential Measure: Installation of heat pumps, district heating, direct electric heating or hydrogen heating (if feasible) in public buildings to decarbonise heat, including those requiring replacement at Riverside, RAMM, ISCA and Arena Centre. Where heat pumps are installed, ensure that low and zero GWP refrigerants are used.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -584

Lead: Corporate Property / Net Zero Team / Service Leads

Resource required: Yes 

 

Water

Potential Measure: Review water saving opportunities.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Net Zero Team/Service Leads

Resource required: Yes

 

Renewable energy

Potential Measure: Inclusion of PV on any suitable outstanding roofs across ECC's non-domestic estate – see Renewable Energy Sector.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): -82

Lead: Net Zero Team/City Surveyor

Resource required: Yes

 

Potential Measure: Investigate potential for further energy storage.

Identified GHG reduction (tCO2e): tbc

Lead: Net Zero Team/City Surveyor

Resource required: Yes